frangent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/

Adjective

frangent (comparative more frangent, superlative most frangent)

1. Causing fracture; breaking.
   • December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford

     they hissed in the most murderous manner: broke Mr. Sheriff Harley's coach-glass in the most frangent manner

References

• “frangent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Verb

frangent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of franger

Latin

Verb

frangent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of frangō